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Where does “dendam” come from?

dendam (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəmdəm, from Proto-Austronesian nəmnəm — to think.

dendam (Malay): thought, desire; grudge

Definitions

  1. thought, desire; grudge

Ancestry of “dendam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandəmdəmto think
2Proto-Austronesiannəmnəmto think
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